“Stef, come here NOW! QUICK!” Hub side kick NEVER shows excitement, ever…… but when I saw his eyeballs about to pop, I flew off the recliner with unbelievable speed. OMG! That feeder was put together by Russ, and if you notice, we are talking a huge dining room chandelier! That Cooper Hawk was stunning, beautiful Read more about #111…Fill the Feeders and THEY will Come![…]
The Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp ends today at Missouri Western in Saint Joseph, MO. School buses start rolling tomorrow. That is the happiest day of the year for me, the 1st day of “my” new year. #1daughterconnie began her senior year when my youngest of four children, Doug, started kindergarten. Thirty years of laundry, Read more about #110…My Happy Place[…]
So many mistakes I’ve made this year gardening. So much I have learned. SO much to replant this fall…OMG! Some people plant and enjoy. I plant the most beautiful things in the wrong place, the wrong size, the wrong sun exposure. I’m a slow learner, BUT I am a learner….not a quitter. Last year I Read more about #109…Hard Day’s Night…Gardening 101[…]
Having pretty much wrapped up my obligations and activities, I’ve jump started on my Sabbatical 6 weeks early. Being a difficult person who HAS TO HAVE every “t” crossed and every “i” dotted, I have had to spend time just thinking…. as I can look at a project to do, do it perfectly, only to Read more about #108… Confessions of Looking Back[…]
T’was another one of them 30 hour days. We were warned by Sarah Miller, our county clerk, to bring our books, magazines, quilting and major projects to do as we were to expect a SLOW day with maybe 7% of voters showing up. Was she talking about Buchanan County with a showing of 6 % Read more about #107…30 Hour day, the Cherry Thief and OGGIE DOGGIE[…]
It’s ALL about THE HUNT for THE TREASURE! So #1daughterconnie and I, take on the insane morning rush hour traffic downtown Kansas City in search of the West Bottoms, #1 rated in the U.S., 1st Friday Antique Malls, namely Bella Patina where we started. Unbelievable the things we saw! ! ! It was almost a Read more about #106…The Kansas City MO West Bottoms Experience[…]
Who would a thunk it? All I did was advertise on Facebook Marketplace a round glass table for sale and here comes this very nice couple, Jim and Karen to buy it. And they were sooo comfortable to talk with. Uh huh…….and we talked and they noticed our rv and we invited them to our Read more about #105…Pan-Fried Southern Fried Chicken…Now only a Memory[…]
Yellow object’s de art don’t look the best when your walls are a burlap color. On top of that,…THAT being the ceiling, IT is a dark paper sack brown. So awaiting my upcoming 2 year sabbatical, when I can go room by room changing everything! ! ! I can’t hardly wait to get started but Read more about #104…YELLOW on my Mind…Again![…]
What a forever special moment in my life to be invited to a HIGH TEA at the Shakespeare Chateau Bed & Breakfast Historic Registry on Millionaire’s Row in St. Joseph MO by a NEW friend, Karen. Thank you for sharing your 60th birthday with me and including me in with your family and friends. I Read more about #103…High Tea / Bondsman on Hold…..[…]
Ed is so much like Russ. They both work overtime to set things up…… “Why don’t you bring some stuff over to our garage sale and then we will have pizza?” I had no reason to suspicion anything other then that, so sure, I gathered up half a truckload, tagged it and off we went! Read more about #102…Aggravation with Fast Track[…]
